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  The global software giant, Microsoft has announced the availability of Office 2013 in Nigeria, the next iteration of the company’s flagship Office product line for consumers.  The new product allows new consumer cloud service works across devices to help busy people simplify their lives and get more done.  The new product, according to Microsoft was  designed to work with both touch and a mouse, and works seamlessly in the cloud giving the user an unmatched on- and offline experience.  “Office 2013 makes the end user more productive in both a work and home environment,”  Marc Israel, Office Division Group Lead for Microsoft West, East and Central Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, said, adding that,  “With Office you can continue working offline, while the integration with cloud technologies allows you to sync your documents seamlessly allowing you to be far more productive.”  Cloud technologies, he explained are fast becoming part of everyday lif...

    Nigeria’s representatives at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Phoenix, US last week clinched the United Technology Company (UTC) Award for Excellence in Science and Engineering. The duo of Duro-Aina Adebola and Zainab Bello from Doregos Private Academy Iyana Ipaja, Lagos invented a urine-powered generator to win the award and prize money of US$3000 in scholarship.  The award-winning invention seeks to provide affordable and sustainable energy sources as a solution to the epileptic power supply in developing countries without the attendant consequences caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.  According to the students’ teacher who supervised the invention and accompanied them on the trip, Mr Oluseyi Lawal, “the project works on the principle of electrolysis and energy conversion. It works like the conventional generator; the direct current output of the generator is connected to the urine electrolytic cell to ensure continuous ...

AS cloud computing gains ground worldwide, Regional Manager for West Africa, EMC Corporation, Mr. Rasheed Jimoh, has argued that since Nigeria has automatically become the business hub of many local and international organisations, there could be no better time for the country to approach the cloud than now.  Jimoh was speaking at the first EMC Forum held in Lagos last week. EMC Corporation is a global company which enables businesses and service providers transform their operations and deliver information technology services efficiently. For him, if cloud is where to go, then Nigeria should be at the forefront of the journey.  “As the global IT community examines the tremendous benefits of big data, the efficacy of cloud computing, and the inherent security concerns, there is no better time than now to bring this same conversation to Nigeria. We have hosted the EMC Forum in several countries across the world and each time it has proven to be an effective platform for a conve...

 Another Nigerian designs road traffic mobile app  Another Nigerian designs road traffic mobile app   Necessity is the mother of invention. That could be a better way to describe new mobile developments in Nigeria today. Almost in quick successions, we have, for the past one year constantly featured Nigerians who invented innovative mobile applications, gadgets and devices out of the frustrations they have either experienced as Africans or observed being part of this continent.  jonnywaka-app  From social media sites to mobile devices, apps and tabs, the list of Nigerians joining the history books seems to be unending.  Just as we were celebrating a bamboo tablet from a Nigerian inventor on this page last week, we were also awaken, almost immediately after, with the info of another Nigerian, Dele Oluwole who has made good use of the chaotic traffic situation in Africa,particularly Nigeria to create an app.  Why this app Although, Oluwole said he has ...

  USB gets Condom against virus from public ports   With the spate of flying viruses and nasty malware spread, it could be injurious to consciously insert your USB drive disks into any port. The implication is that it may easily be infected or you suffer “juice jacking”, which is when someone is able to steal your data through a public charging station.  But technology has a way of replicating true life conditions and practices in technological innovations. From adapting the computer system from human brain cells, a lot of technological innovations have followed the human path.  Now, apparently having seen the uses of condom in protecting humans against the dreaded  HIV virus, tech experts have designed condom for USBs to protect against virus infection or data theft.  The solution is coming from the stable of experimental security outfit called Int3.cc. Tagged the USBCondom, the product is a go-between device that creates a break between the data pin...

Williams said, the internet is “a giant machine designed to give people what they want.” It’s not a utopia. It’s not magical. It’s simply an engine of convenience Ev Williams. Photo: Andrew White/WIRED Ev Williams has figured out the internet. That’s what he told the gathered tech heads at the recent XOXO conference in Portland, Oregon, and while he may have said this with tongue partly in cheek, he spent the next 30 minutes unloading his unified theory of the global computer network, an interpretation formed after 20 years of hard thinking — to say nothing of his experience creating seminal internet companies Blogger and Twitter. In his speech, Williams explained what the internet is, how it works, and how to get rich from it. Truth be told, Williams is not the best public speaker, but his message was clear: At a time when so many internet entrepreneurs are running around Silicon Valley trying to do something no one else has ever done, Williams believes that the r...

GOD'S PLAN       God protects you; he holds your life in his hands. God has some plans for you, some small, some big, some grand. God guides you, with a brilliant shining light. God watches over you through morning, noon, and night. God is always there for you, to aid you in times of woe. God tries hard to help you see, and learn, and grow. God has much faith in you; there's nothing you can't achieve. God encourages you to try, to think, to believe. God will always love you, and he hopes you'll love him too. God lends a shoulder, to calm, support, and soothe. God will wait for you; he'll be there in the end. God wil...

  This Independence Day, my thoughts will be on you. When fireworks set the sky ablaze, I'll wish you the best Independence Day ever, and hope that you'll keep the spirit of freedom and courage alive in your heart forever. Many blessings to you and yours this Independence Day. Happy Independence Day!

0 in New Fuels for Trucking: Big retail, communications and package delivery companies use an enormous amount of fuel to power their own fleets. Finding a low-carbon alternative fuel is key to ensuring consumer products stay at affordable prices. Image: Ian Halsey/Flickr Through their control over transport and logistics operations, companies have the power to make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, but business leaders are being wary as they select from a wide array of alternative fuels and technologies. Big retail, communications and package delivery companies use an enormous amount of fuel to power their own fleets and indirectly through their suppliers. According to the Department of Energy, medium- and heavy-duty trucks consume 16 percent of energy used by all modes of transportation . Overall, energy consumption in the trucking sector is expected to continue growing as the U.S. economy expands. In this context, switching from high-cost diesel t...

The key indicator for animals may be total energy expended over a lifetime Conventional wisdom in longevity studies used to be that the life span of a creature was roughly proportional to its body mass and heart rate—the big, slow elephant outlives the quick, small mouse. New research, however, presents a more complicated picture. Bats and birds, for instance, are small but tend to live longer than many larger creatures. Moreover, when scientists look within particular species, size does not correlate well with life span, although fast growth is often associated with reduced longevity. To some degree, resting metabolic rate does correlate, but for animals total energy expended over a lifetime may be the best indicator of all. Definitive answers in this field can be slow in coming, partly because the studies take a long time to do—a typical Galápagos tortoise, for instance, can outlast a scientist's career. And don't hold your breath for insights into the ex...

  It is the Lord doing,its marvellous in our sight. I AM WONDERFULLY MADE